Once through the usual boarding process we met up with a few people we met on the Rhapsody last year on our way to Istanbul. They were Anne & Kerrie from Nelson Bay, Mary from Sydney & also Julia as well from Sydney, it was good to have a drink & catch up again.
The following days, Friday & Saturday we spent leisurely on board whilst making our way to the Sounds region of the South Island. Early Sunday morning we entered Milford Sound, the as the day progressed going into both Dusky & Doubtful Sounds, it was a magnificent day in a amazingly beautiful region of N.Z. & the world.
The following day was just overnight up to Dunedin, a city we had visited before & found interesting. We hooked up with our Aussie friends minus Mary & caught the shuttle into the city. First stop was the Cadbury chocolate factory, very informative small tour followed by chocolate eating of course. We then walked down to the historic railway station which we were told is the most photographed building in N.Z. It was very interesting, we had a morning coffee in the cafe there. We then walked a couple of klms to the Dunedin Regional Museum, we were there 2 years ago & it has some great displays as well as ever changing special events / features. We spent a good couple of hours in here before walking back into the city proper, having a look around on the way before getting the bus back to the ship, all in all a great day in Dunedin.
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